Glu Mobile reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(302 total reviews)
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Nick Earl

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Glu Mobile has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 302 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glu Mobile employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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302 reviews
3.0
Oct 25, 2016

In-House Counsel

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Pros

The small legal team gives each attorney the opportunity to work on a variety of transnational agreements and other legal needs of the company. Our General Counsel invests in his team and makes sure we have outside resources to improve each team member's legal capabilities. The work-life balance is generally okay, though the company does have a "no work from home" policy.

Cons

The company perks are terrible (i.e., practically non-existing) compared to the perks offered at other mobile gaming companies in the Bay area. Like most gaming companies, the company's success is at the mercy of the studios and the success of those games. Unfortunately, as of late, the games have been less than stellar. The company does not offer a competitive salary and you have to fight hard for a raise (this is a company-wide problem) or other types of recognition. There is almost no guidance about career advancement within the company.

4.0
Oct 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Nice work culture - Good work-life balance - Great place to use your ideas and enhance your skills

Cons

- Benefits are good but can be better.

1.0
Jun 28, 2016

Get in line, get out of the way, get out.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Opportunities to do things outside of your area because someone else fails completely or the person who previously did that job was just laid off. HR will make you feel like they care; they are completely working in support of the C Suite but they'll do a lot to make you think they care about you. Everything is shiny and clean; offices are fancy. Nice snack/cereal bar If you are into cut-throat corporate life where you never really know who is on your side, Glu will be perfect for you. You can make friends by partying with the bros but if you don't drink, good luck with that.

Cons

If your game does poorly, start getting your resume ready. I left voluntarily after many years, but layoffs happen every 6-8 months; so it's not a matter of IF your number will come up, but WHEN. Turnover in HR is really high so be prepared to build new relationships every 6 months there, with some new "team building" initiative that's just smoke and mirrors to make it seem like the average employee matters. Ego-driven studio heads care more about how they and their games are marketed than making a good game that will sell itself. No new ideas. Everything is just a reskin of something else that may or may not have worked. Standard corporate greed stuff: management doesn't actually care about customers or product so long as the whales keep spending; they don't support the hardest working front lines like QA or Customer Care.

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